Effects of language processing on spontaneous muscle activity

Journal of Neurolinguistics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 363-369

  Stins, John F ^a   Beek, Peter J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Effector; Embodiment; EMG; Language comprehension; Motor system; Semantics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; DELTOID MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LANGUAGE PROCESSING; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; SEMANTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

EID: 84875272740     PISSN: 09116044     EISSN: 18738052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroling.2012.12.001     Document Type: Article

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